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About Senjai Village

Senjai is a small village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 108 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Senjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Senjai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630301
Area (hectares) 246.3 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 108
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Senjai compares

By the 2011 count Senjai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 246.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Senjai

Senjai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Senjai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Senjai from other places

Senjai lies about 39 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 2.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Senjai
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi under 2 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 2.3 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 39 km

Villages closest to Senjai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikkudi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Senjai

As per the Census of India 2011, Senjai village had a population of 205. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Senjai village has 108 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Senjai has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Senjai is 630301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Senjai covers 246.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Senjai falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Senjai is Devakottai Road, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Senjai.

Senjai is about 39 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Senjai is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Karaikkudi is about under 2 km away. Kāraikkudi is about under 2 km away. Devakottai Road is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaikudi Rf (under 2 km), Sankarapuram (2.2 km) and Sekkalai Kottai Rf (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Senjai today is likely to be higher.

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